On Sep 29, 7:52 am, SFTV_troy wrote:
On Sep 25, 10:33 pm, Telamon





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"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
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New product is expensive until large quantities are sold so the
development cost is amortized over larger numbers of the devices.

Samsung itself plans to use the chips in various product lines, as well as
selling to third party manufacturers. The reason none of thebig fabs entered
the market earlier is that with fewer stations (now 1500 covering nearly
every viable top 100 market station) and no FCC approval, the volumes they
needed would not be met.

Small quantities mean the chips will remain expensive.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

I posted this at rec.audio. I'll crosspost it here, as my response is
still the same:

HD RADIO is no worse than DAB or DRM radio

I hear a LOT of people complaining about Hybrid Digital Radio, but
from what I've heard from European listeners, HDR is no worse than DAB
(poor quality audio;worse than FM), or DRB (both poor quality &
interference w/ existing AM stations).

Thoughts?

Opinions?

Frankly I'm a bit surprised at the reaction. There's currently a
transition from analog to digital broadcasting (both in American and
the European Union), and there will be some growing pains, but it's
only temporary. In the LONG TERM, the digital radio will provide
better sound than the current analog (like squeezing 300 kilobit/
second 5.1 surround into the current FM bands).- Hide quoted text -

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The audio quality is only improved if you're very close to the
broadcasting station. If you're not very close to the broadcasting
station, there is NO audio, period. Doesn't sound like a very
appealing package.